Microsoft SQL Server is a scalable, high-performance relational database management system, which offers robust and reliable support for a large number of concurrent users and efficient management of large data volumes.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a database platform for large-scale online transaction processing (OLTP), data warehousing, and e-commerce applications; it is also a business intelligence platform for data integration, analysis, and reporting solutions.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services provides a complete, server-based platform designed to support a wide variety of reporting needs enabling organisations to deliver relevant information where needed across the entire enterprise.